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Mami Onami: Sage, Teacher, Cult-escapist - Season 2, episode 1

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  • 0:00:46 - Growing up in a doomsday sex cult (Children of God) 
  • 0:03:15 - 27 years old, premonition (dream) predicting fiance's death 
  • 0:05:35 - Psychedelics (LOTS of mushrooms) 
  • 0:09:23 - Gratitude for alcoholism  
  • 0:10:49 - Integration, three levels of teaching 
  • Psalm Isadora 
  • Aleister Crowley 
  • Teal Swan
  • 0:19:50 - The Fourth Way 
  • George Gurdjieff
  • 0:27:56 - What if you're not yet at "rock bottom"? (exoteric vs. esoteric) 
  • 0:33:55 - What does it feel like to clear a spiritual block? (somatic release, crying) 
  • 0:36:52 - Sexual assault trauma 
  • 0:38:39 - How to say "I'm sorry..." when someone shares something hard 
  • 0:39:12 - Psychedelics, higher chakras and "meeting God": I AM 
  • 0:42:47 - The struggle between surrender and free will (desire/wish) 
  • Sadhguru
  • 0:48:00 - Difference between hedonistic desire and a divine wish 
  • Ram Dass
  • 0:51:56 - What is the point of life? 
  • 0:53:55 - Spiritual tripwires 
  • 0:59:11 - Potential dangers of manifesting 
  • Joan Didion 
  • 1:07:09 - Biggest fear: surrendering your children to God 
  • Jordan Peterson 
  • 1:14:16 - The Good, the True and the Beautiful (LOVE) 
  • 1:16:45 - Everyone, everywhere thinks they're right 
  • Joseph Campbell 
  • 1:21:55 - Do you ever fear death? 
  • 1:24:26 - Birth: the original trauma 
  • Hunter S. Thompson 
  • 1:38:00 - A piece of homework: enjoy life

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